National Republican., 1887-01-14
TIE YALE BANQUET.
Speech OF Hon. william Walter Phelps,
of New jersey.


The Yale banquet extended so far into
the next morning that we failed to get any
report OF the remarks made by Mr.. Phelps,
who, as a member Of Yale's governing
board, was accused by President Dwight OF
being directly responsible for his election.
Mr.. Phelps, speaking first Of the peculiar
loyalty with which all Yale men cling to
their college, spoke OF the college feeling
between classmates which expanded and In
cluded all alumni, and dwelt at most length
on the variety in men, in their characters
and occupations, which the catalogue OF
Yale graduates exhibited, and said:
Why, this little gathering at Chamberlln's
IS itself an illustration of Yale's variety aud
Iale's success in that variety. Is II question
of Jurisprudence? There Is the chief justice of
the supreme source of American law, and by
his side his white haired colleague (Strong),
about whom an intelligent people has not yet
the greater or his virtue. Is IL q question of
statesmanship2 Here Is a senator so loved by
Democrats and Republicans IN his own state
seems always to have been. He was here
counsel for a President in, who did not want
TO he put out; here counsel for President
who was out and wanted to get In; here, Attor-
ney General for one Presidents; here. Secretary
of State for another President, and now here
The only representative the imperial city Of
New York has sent to the United States Senate
since the days Of Alexander Hamilton. And
now may his stay here be long and uabroken
as his longest sentence. Laughter aud ap-
plause.]
Mr.. Phelps continued. making humorous
illusions to the various distinguished
alumni Of the Washington association. He
thought Secretary Whitney looked very
natty and clean for an old tar constantly
engaged in ecraping barnacles from the
navy. He said the best illustration that
Yale's training applied at the. same time
would fit different recipients for different
fates was, that here was Prof. Marsh and
Capt Dutton and himself in the same
class. Marsh was now president Of the ma
tional academy, a great scientist; Dutton
was gallant soldier, who had conquered
the volcanoes, and Phelps was nothing but
a poor Jersey politician. Laughter
Referring TO President Cope, he said
nothing was so much to his credit as that
he wrote the logic1 which enabled Mr..
In conclusion Mr.. Phelps. turning to
President Dwight, said:
This is only glance at the glories of the
trust so recently committed to you. As one
who Is directly responsible for this transfer l
declare here the satisfaction and pride with
which review my actions. 1t has beon rati-
fed by the large constituency represent with
enthusiastic upanimity-a unanimity as re-
fellows representing old Yale and young Yale
and middle-aged Yale. representing New York,
which criticises everything Yalenslan. and
Eew Haven which approves everything
shoulders the gown once worn by Stiles, and
Clapp and bay, and Woolsey, and Porter: And
by this action history shall repeat itself, or
rather Providence, in the interest of pure Chris
tianity and sound learning, shall force history
10 record that In the beginning Of the. nine
teenth century Yale College. and in the begin
ming of the twentieth century Yale University,
was under the efficient and successful admiuis.
tration of Timothy Dwight tGreat applause. ]